Non-refilling-bottle device



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' Patented Sept. 8, 1896.

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WILLIAM IlI. PAYNE, or cAivIDEN, NEw JERSEY, AssIGNoE ro ZAoIIARIAII K.LoUcKs, oE PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

NoN-REFILLlNcg-BOTTLEDEVICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 567,2;81, datedSeptember 8, 1896. Application iiled April 14, 1896. Serial No. 587,541.No model.)

To all whom t may concern,.-

` Be it known that I, WVILLIAM H. PAYNE, av citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Camden, in the county of Camdenk and State of NewJersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inNon-Refilling-Bottle Devices; and I do hereby declare the following tobe a sufficiently full, clear, and exact description thereof to enableothers skilled in 4theart to make and use the said invention.

This invention relates to non-refilling bot' tles, and has for itsobject the prevention of the clandestinerelling of bottles or likevessels; and to this end it consists in an arrangement of valve-seatsand valves, a weight for "enforcing the closing action of the valves, a

guard or check limiting the motion of the,` valve, and a guard toprevent access to the valve, in combination ,with a .bottle-neck; formedof parts `whereby the several internal parts may be assembled andoperatively con` nected with each other.

The-construction of this device is shown i1 the accompanying drawingsVand is hereinafter particularly described.

Referring to the drawings, Figure l shows a vertical section; Fig. 2shows ahorizontal section in the plane marked X X in Fig. l; Fig. 3, ahorizontal section in the plane marked Y Y in Fig. 1. Fig. 4 shows ahorizontal section in thefplane marked Z Z in Fig. l. Fig. 5 shows.theybottle in position for pouring or decanting and illustrates thepositions of the valves in 'this operation. Fig. 6 shows a view ofA thevalve-chamber with several imperforate disk valves therein, and Fig. 7 alike view of the same part with `alternate perforated and imperforatevalves therein.

This device being applicable to any form of bottle, only the upperportion of the body of thebottle is shown.

.l represents a lower valve-seat; 2, a spheri- A`cal valvearranged toseat itself by gravitation in said seat and guided by parallel ribs `3in the portion of the neck marked 3.

4 is a/iiat shouldereforming a valve-seat aboverthe portion'of the neckV3', and 5 is an lexpanded chamber above said shoulder.

6 is a fiat valvewhich 1ies,when closed, upon the shoulder4, and'may bemade of any thin material innocuous to theiiuid contained in thebottle.A vGlass or porcelain will answer, but mica is found to'be'apreferable material. In the centerV of the valveV 6 is a perforation orvent 6. Above the valve 6, and covering the perforation 6', is a secondsmaller disk, of

like material, (marked 7,) which covers'the Y vent 6. The vent orperforation 6 is useful ain facilitating the prompt opening of the valvein pouring from the bottle by admitting the atmosphere to the under sideof the valve. v'Several disk valves `6 and 7 may be used eitheralternately perforated or imperforate with like effect.

A rolling weight or ball 8 is placed in the expanded chamber 5 andserves by its weight to press down and hold the valves iand 7 inclosediposition when the bottle is erect, and

when inclined or inverted for pouring rolls to the side of the expandedchamberV 5 and permits the valves 6 and j7 to open Vwhen the ball valve2, then resting 'against the underl side of the valve 6, opens it. Astem 9 projects downwardly from a guard 11 centrally in the chamber 5and serves to limit the opening motion of the valves 6 and 7.

More than one rol-ling weight 8 may be used in the chamber 5, andseveral disk valves maybe used to insure closure and determine thedirection of the opening motion of the valve 6. v The Weights restingalways at the lowest side of lthe chamber in the pouring operation holdthat edge of the valve in the lower cornerof the chambenand the upperside of the Vvalve consequently is widely opened. l i i L The dimensionsof the valve 6 diametrally should be such that when placed eccentricallywith one edge contacting with the side of the chamber 5 the other edgewill cover and overlap the opposite edge of the shoulder l or valve-seat4. y

The dimensions of the upper valve 7 should be such that when the edge ofit contacts with the sideof the chamber 5 a portion of it shall coverand c losethe vent or `'aperture 6 in the valve 6.

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which supportsthe guard A11, which guard than the inside of the upperlsection of the' neck, a shoulder 12 holding the guard down so that itcannot be displaced without a severance of the parts of the neck.

The form depicted in the drawings shows two gothic arches 11' and 11,the lower one 11H being inverted and having iiuid intercommunication asfollows: to flow outwardly,A

passing upwardly to enter the openings in the ends of the upper arch 11and downwardly from the center of the upper arch 11 into the center ofthe lower inverted arch 11, and upwardly from the openings in the endsof the lower inverted arch 11 to the upper neck 12 for discharge, asindicated by the direction of the arrows. The upper neck (marked 12) isformed with an enlarged lower portion 14, having a shoulder 15 in it,against which a cork or other compressible washerv 18 rests, fitting onthe upper end 19 of the lower part of the neck, which serves to seal thejoint between the upper and the lower necks.

Angular grooves 17, (see Fig. 4,) of the form known as a bayonet-j ointor bayonetclasp are formed in the side of the lower neck, andprojections 13, formed in the inside of the expanded portion 14 of theupper neck 12,^are fitted to engage therein, and by pressing themdownwardly and turning the part 12 engage the recesses 17 and serve tohold the parts of the upper and lower necks together, atthe same timecompressing the cork washer into the fluid-tight contact between theparts of the neck.

A rim and shoulder 16 is formed on the lower neck, belowthe enlargedpart 14 of the upper neck, so that when the upper neck is placed upon itit may contact therewith, the cork washer 18 being at that time undercompression, and by introd ucin g insoluble cement between the lower andupper portions of the neck theyare fastened securely to each other, andcannot be detached without breaking.

The cork washer 18 prevents the cement from any contact with the iiuidin the bottle. The upper portion of the bottle-neck is adapted for theinsertion of the usual cork or stopper.

By inspecting Fig. 5, in which the bottle is shown in position fordecanting, it will be seen that the ball 2 has rolled away on the guides3 from the seat 1, and pressing against the valve 6 has opened it, andat the same time the ball 8 lies in the side of the expanded chamber 5,and the valves 6 and 7 rest against the projecting stem 9, so that thepassage for outflow of liquid is around the ball valve 2, between theguides 3, through the valve-seat formed by shoulder 4, passing the valve6 and through the guard 11, and thence through the neck, which is openand free, but upon placing the bottle in an erect position the valves 6and 7 are closed by the rolling weight or weights 8, as is also thevalve-seat 1 by the valve 2, and access to the valves 6 and 7 isprecluded by any implement by the interposition of the guard 11.

The disk valve 7 may be omitted, in which case the valve 6 should not beperforated at 6', as above described; but it isv preferable to have theaperture G', as experience has shown that greater celerity of openingand seating the valve 6 is had with the perforated valve 6 andsuperposed valve 7 Having described my invention and the operationthereof, what I claim is- 1. In a non-reilling-bottle device, abottleneck, provided with a lower valve-seat,a lower valve fitted tosaid seat, guides directing the opening and closing motion of said valvethereon,a second superposed valve-seat,a flat perforated valve arrangedto open upward, and close downwardly on said second valve-seat, a flatimperforate valve superposed on said perforated valve, a chambersurrounding said valve-seat and one or more rolling weights, superposedon said lflat valves and inclosed in said chamber, in combination with aguard arranged to prevent access to the valves by implements, a centraldownward projection arranged to limit the opening motion of said flatvalves, an upper neck-section of less internal diameter in the outletthan said guard, ar-

ranged to inclose and secure said guard in position, and a compressiblegasket between the neclcsections, arranged to make a iiuidtight joint,all arranged to operate as set forth.

2. In a device for preventing the clandestine relling of bottles, abottle-neck, a valveseat therein, a perforated disk valve and asuperposed imperforate disk valve, one or more weights arranged to rollupon and close said disk valves, and an expanded chamber inclosing saidweight and valve, in combination with a superposed guard, having acentral projection arranged to limit the rising motion of said diskvalve or valves, a lower valve or weight arranged to open said diskvalve during decanting from the bottle, and

a superposed section of the neck of less diameter than the guard,arranged substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. In a device for preventing the clandestine refilling of bottles, aflat-valve seat, a disk valve fitted to close thereon having a centralperforation therein, a second disk valve arranged to close the saidperforation, and a surrounding expanded chamber, a central projectiontherein adapted to limit the motion of said valves in combination withone or more rolling weights confined in said chamber superposed on. saiddisk valves and arranged to close said disk valves when the bottle-neckis in erect position, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. In a device for preventing the clandestine refilling of bottles, avalve-chamber,

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having a central aperture in the bottom, leadingdownwardly into thebottle, one or more perforated disk valves, and a superposed imperforatedisk valve, arranged to close said central aperture, a superposed guardpermitting egress of iiuid and excluding access byimplements to thevalve-chamber, and a central projection arranged to limit the openingmotion of the valve or valves, in combination with one or more rollingweights in said valvechamber, arranged to close said valve or valveswhen in erect position and to control the opening motion of the valvewhen in an inclinedposition, substantially as set forth.

5. In a device for preventing the clandestine rellin g of bottles, avalve-chamber having a fiat seat inthe bottom, opening from the bottle,and a discharging-neck, in combination with a flat valve, arranged toclose said valve-seat, -a superposed rolling weight, arranged to closesaid valve or valves, a rolling weight below said valve, arranged toopen the same, and a guard having a central downward projection of suchlength as to exclude the` superposed weight from central position insaid chamber, and to limit the opening of said valve, substantially asset forth.

6. In a non-reiilling-bottle device, a bottlei neck formed of twosections, the upper necksection having in its lower part an expandedchamber adapted to receive a guard, a guard fitting in said expandedchamber and a further expansion at the lower end of said upperneck-section having an internal shoulder and internal projections formedintegrally with one `section and adapted to enga-ge in recesses in theother section, said lower section having angular grooves engaging saidprojections, and an upper end opposed toy said internal shoulder, acompressible gasket between said upper end and said shoulder, a guard, avalve-seat contained in said lower section, said lower section beingadapted to be cemented to the lower end of section, substantially as setforth.

WILLIAM H. PAYNE.

the upper Witnesses:

C. R. MORGAN, A. V. W. BUDD.

